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Conclusions

In this paper, we have explored the feasibility of using a cooperative remote backup system called Phoenix as an effective approach for surviving Internet catastrophes. Phoenix uses data redundancy, a model of dependent host failures, and distributed storage in a cooperative system. Using a simulation model we have shown that, by performing informed placement of replicas, Phoenix can provide highly reliable and available cooperative backup and recovery with low overhead.




2003-06-20